Remains of Churchyard Cross About 7 Yards South-East of Nave of the Church of St Michael is a Grade II listed building in the Malvern Hills local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 April 1966. Monument.
Remains of Churchyard Cross About 7 Yards South-East of Nave of the Church of St Michael
- WRENN ID
- ruined-spindle-sorrel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Malvern Hills
- Constituency
- West Worcestershire MP: Dame Harriett Baldwin (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 18 April 1966
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- SO 633 699
- Coordinates
- 52.32597, -2.53926
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The remains of a churchyard cross, likely dating from the 14th century, are located about 7 yards south-east of the nave of the Church of St. Michael. This structure is made of sandstone and is raised on a square, three-stepped plinth. It features a square base with chamfered upper corners that create an octagonal upper face, which includes a pointed arched niche on the west side. At the center, there is a truncated cross shaft set in a square hole, also with chamfered corners, and a sundial positioned on top.
Local climate
Remains of Churchyard Cross About 7 Yards South-East of Nave of the Church of St Michael receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 62% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 64% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 43 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 84% of listed buildings. Of these, 22 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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